Multiple unit wall bin



Feb. 10, 1953 s. F. WILLIAMS 2,627,982

MULTIPLE UNIT WALL BIN Filed March 20, 1951 lb I I4 20 "WM .17 Z v I9 5[VI/[M702 f 47 566422 MA [/7445 E J ymmm I firro/e/vil Patented Feb. 10,1953 r OFFICE MULTIPLE UNIT WALL BIN Sharp F. Williams, Indianapolis,Ind.

Application March 20, 1951, Serial No. 216,557

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a structure wherein a multiple number ofseparate bin units may be hung one after another in vertical relation tobe suspended against a vertically disposed wall.

A primary purpose of the invention is to pro vide an exceedingly simpleconstruction in the various units which may be assembled in variouslengths and attached one to another to give the desired number of binsin vertical as well as horizontally disposed rows. The bins are intendedto hold small parts as a rule, such as screws, bolts, nuts, washers, andthe like for ready accessibility in assembling operations. It is also apurpose of the invention to provide a structure of the nature indicatedwhich may be produced and sold at a relatively low price, and yet whichwill be extremely durable over a long period of time.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent to those versed in theart in the following description of one particular form of the inventionas illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view infront elevation of a structure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view on top plan;

Fig. 3 is a view in vertical transverse section on the line 3-3 in Fig.1; and

Fig. 4 is a detail on an enlarged scale of an arm retaining device.

The structure is preferably made out of sheet metal. to have a primaryback wall Iii, from the upper edge I l of which there extends aplurality of supporting arms l2, herein shown as three in number. Theback wall ill has integrally turned upwardly and forwardly from a lowerportion thereof, a floor !3. The floor !3 is provided with a forwardlyupwardly turned portion to form a front wall M. In other words the rearwall ill, the floor l3, and the front wall M is one integral piece ofmaterial. For convenience, the floor I3 is herein shown as beinginclined forwardly and upwardly.

End walls l5 and 16 respectively are formed to be planar in shape, andto have tongues I! and I 8 on their rear and front vertical edgesrespectively, these tongues being inserted through slots [9 provided inthe back and front walls It! and I3, to receive the tongue therethroughand have them bent over onto the respective walls l and I3 as indicatedin the drawing.

The desired number of intermediate partitions 20, herein shown as two innumber are spaced intermediate the end walls l and It, to have rear andfront tongues 2| and 22 respectively 2 passed through slots 23 in therear and front walls so that these tongues may respectively be bent overon to the rear and front sides of those walls.

The back wall I0 is provided with a plurality of horizontally disposedslots 24, each slot being centrally aligned on a central vertical axisthrough the arms l2. The upper end of each arm I: is provided with aforwardly and downwardly turned hooked end 25 which is proportioned toslip forwardly through the respective slot 24 below.

That is, taking one unit designated by the letter A and bringing asecond unit of like construction designated by the letter B, the tongues12 of the lower unit B are brought up behind the wall 10 to have theirhooks 25 entered through the slots 24 of the unit A, whereupon the lowerunit B may be suspended from the unit A, to have the lower unit B arms I2 intervene between the wall ill of the unit A and the wall (not shown)on which the units are to be attached.

To insure a rigid mounting so that the unit B may not be accidentallydisplaced from the unit A, and also to prevent swinging of one unit inrespect to the other, there is provided a tongue 26 punched out of therear wall 10 to be positioned in spaced parallel relation to the backside of the wall ID. This spacing is made to be such that the arm [2 ineach instance of the lower unit B may be engaged under the tongue 26 ofthe unit A as best indicated in Fig. 4.

Each of the arms i2 is preferably provided with a hole 21 therethroughas a means for engaging the arms IZ over a nail or screw as may bedesired, this being particularly of advantage for hanging the upper unitA, and then attaching the unit B therebelow.

While I have herein shown and described my invention in the oneparticular form, it is obvious that structure changes may be employedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore donot want to be limited to that precise form beyond the limitations whichmay be imposed by the following claim.

I claim:

A multiple, Vertically aligned bin assembly comprising a pair ofidentical bins, each bin having a back. wall with a pair of spaced,horizontally aligned slots therethrough and spaced intermediate the topand bottom thereof; a pair of arms extending upwardly from the top ofsaid wall; an upper end over and downturned on the front side of eacharm to form a hook, said hook in each instance being spaced apart adistance to 3 allow the hooks of the lower bin arms to engage throughthe slots from the back side of an upper positioned bin back wall andhang from the lower marginal edges of those slots; said arms beingofisetrearwardly by their portions immediately above the bin rear wall, fromwhich portions they extend to align the back walls of the respectivebins in a common vertical plane; and a pair of tongues on the rear sidesof said; back; walls, below and. aligned vertically and horizontallywith said slots, the arms of a lower bin engaging under the tongues ofan upper bin.

SHARP F. WILLIAMS.

4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 911,671 McNeil Feb. 9, 1909947,190 Rose Jan. 18, 1910 1,070,239 Ferguson Aug. 12, 1913 1,374,451;Heyman, Apr. 12, 1921 1,610,014 Koch Dec. 7, 1926 1,713,275 Gibson May14, 1929 1,738,821 Gibson Dec. 10, 1929

